Woman Laughs After Burning Cashier Alive

A homeless woman asked not to panhandle outside a Pensacola Circle K. She returned with gasoline, doused the clerk, and lit her on fire. As the victim screamed in agony, Betty Jean McFadden laughed. She asked deputies: "Is the b***h dead?" The clerk, Joie Hellmich, suffered life-threatening burns but survived. McFadden showed no remorse, pleaded no contest to attempted murder, and was sentenced to life in prison. A brutal attack fueled by rage, ending in cold, callous laughter.